The FIR states that Captain Sharma was aggressive and abusive towards Captain Charanveer Singh Randhawa as he questioned him about the sanitisation measures of the AI simulators.

“It also alleged that the petitioner was not wearing a mask and by shouting at respondent (Randhawa), droplets of spit from the mouth of the petitioner fell on the face of respondent,” the HC verdict of January 18 noted.

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The judges said that a written police complaint was filed in June 3; the pilot was suspended the same day. Also, the manner in which Randhawa and two witnesses “described the falling of the droplets of spit from the mouth of the petitioner on the face of the respondent (Randhawa), it cannot be said that even prima facie no case can be said to be made out under section 269 of IPC” which is clearly a cognizable offence.